Nigel Barker

Celebrity Sightings:

 

Nigel Barker was on-hand on Thursday night at the Humane Society/Chefs for Seals Earth Day celebration to promote awareness and work towards ending commercial seal slaughter. The party took place in the Moore Building and highlighted Nigel Barker’s photographs of the harp seal nursery.  

Tony Allen of the Boston Celtics, Nacho Figueras and Ric Pipino had dinner at Mr. Chow Thursday night.

Gloria Estefan was spotted with girlfriends this weekend eating at Hakkasan.  The three ladies enjoyed dinner and drinks and headed out early.

Paulina Rubio came dined at STK on Saturday night with some of her best friends, JR and Loren Ridinger.

Over the weekend, Tony Brown of the Tennessee Titans proposed to his girlfriend at The Forge Restaurant | Wine Bar.  Of course, she said “yes!”

 Lucy and Ethel, Laverne and Shirley, Sam and Iran:  they’re stylish, they’re fun and they’re everywhere! In a word, to quote Iran’s raspy, trademark expression:  “FABULOUS!” Because we love them, and we love the people who love them, we suggest you head to Cafeina on Thursday, April 29 for the 3^rd installment of the “People We Love” party series, honoring Miami’s tastemakers, influencers and philanthropists.  Sam Robin is Miami’s “Queen of Design,” who earned top honors from DCOTA this year and Iran Issa Khan is a celebrated photographer, artist and columnist. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres by our favorite executive chef Guily Booth along with complimentary cocktails from 9 – 11 p.m. International mash-up master and “People We Love” resident DJ Joe Dert will keep you dancing.  So whether you already love or have yet to meet Sam and Iran- head to Cafeina on Thursday.  RSVP to cafeina@taraink.com or 305.864.3434 ext. 125.

The AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup tournaments took place this past weekend on the sands outside of the Setai Hotel.  AMG, the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, also supported two of the polo teams including the AMG women’s team lead by Sunny Hale, considered to the best female polo player today, and the 2nd place finishing AMG men’s team led by Michael Liss and teammates Nacho Figueras, whom we’ve nicknamed “Ultimate Nacho” and Pelon Escopite.   Read the rest here »

Laure Heriard Dubreuil, Barbara Becker, and Frederic Dechnik

The Webster boutique’s first runway show featuring men and women’s spring and summer 2010 collections took place Thursday night at the posh store. Overall, the show was a good first effort, (the fabulous boutique has been open less than a year), presenting dozens of stunning pieces, despite a few mishaps with the show notes. According to a local fashion editor, “the Webster is an excellent purveyor of the best that fashion has to offer. The styling was done in-house, which sends a clear message regarding the owners’ aesthetic: so it’s an interesting approach to presenting the season’s looks while infusing the Webster’s personality.”

Well-heeled guests joining Webster co-owners Frederic Dechnik and Laure Heriard Dubreuil for the fashion celebration included: Zaha Hadid, Pharrell Williams, Barbara Becker, Tracy Mourning, Iran Issa-Khan, Susie and Walid Wahab, Criselda and Jonathan Breene, Richard Martin, Suzy Buckley, Jilian Sanz, Princess Firyal of Jordan, Sam Robin, Gingi Beltran, Leonardo Davalos, Pedro Maal, Glenn Albin, Susanne Birbragher, Terry Zucker, Naeem and Ranjana Khan, Louis Aguirre, Belkys Nerey, Luis Pons, Loren and JR Ridinger, Richie Rich, Cathy Leff, Christina Getty-Maercks, Michael Comras, Tara Solomon, Nick D’Annunzio, Rene Gonzalez, Nicola Siervo, and Lana Bernstein.

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More than two hundred guests braved a monsoon on Sunday to attend one of the premiere events of the year: the InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball Garden Party at Al and Nancy Malnik’s, oceanfront estate in Palm Beach. Not sure if the monsoon was in keeping with this year’s Asian theme- we wouldn’t put it past them. But despite the rain, guests were in good spirits, some joking about getting splashed by the mermaid in the fountain on the way in. The intimate gathering was the first event of the year in honor of the highly anticipated annual ball, to be held Saturday, November 6, 2010.

Adding some “Hooo-aah!” to this year’s garden party was Burn Notice star, Gabrielle Anwar, who originally gained fame for her Tango scene alongside Al Pacino in the Golden Globe winning film, Scent of A Woman. Anwar was canoodling with Shareef Malnik and playing with her son and daughter and the clan of Malnik children throughout the afternoon. When the party was over, Anwar and Shareef left together, schlepping a car seat and stroller for Shareef’s 9 month-old grandson, whom Shareef kept on his hip the entire day. Talk about “doting”-very endearing indeed. (Incidentally, Shareef has six siblings ages 11 and under- among the world’s youngest “great aunts and uncles!”) The youngest Malnik was enthralled with the gorgeous Geisha girls at the party. That’s one fruit that’s fallen close to home.

Also adding flair to the party was a flamboyant (and frisky) Don King, who delightfully posed for photos with several female attendees. Other notable party guests included Norman Wedderburn, President/CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida; Robert Hill, Gala Host and General Manager of InterContinental Miami, Rene Ruiz, Brad Rosenblatt, Jillian Jacobson, Erika Shriftman Koopman, Tara Solomon and Nick D’Annunzio. Guests were treated to Rising Suns, a specialty cocktail designed by The Forge Restaurant & Wine Bar’s mixologist; hors d’oeuvres; beats by DJ Joe Dert and a performance by Japanese Taiko drummers Fushu Daiko. This year’s goal is to grant 525 wishes. You can help make that happen by contacting the Foundation at (888) 773-WISH or visiting: www.sfla.wish.org.[smooth=id:117;]